Alderman Rick Crawford raised a resident complaint at the Oct. 6 Dyersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting about increased truck traffic using Lake Road as a route into downtown.

Crawford said residents told him trucks were using Lake Road south of the bypass and that signage appeared inconsistent near the bypass. Mayor and city staff noted that Lake Road is a state route and that many trucks are deliveries coming off the interstate. City staff (Mary) told the board that a prior Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) warrant study before the nearby commercial development found the traffic count did not warrant a signal and that a proposed signal would be within 650 feet of an existing signal at the Walgreens, which TDOT cited as too close.

Police leaders said they have assigned a traffic unit to patrol Lake Road and offered to provide the board with a three-month summary of stops in that area. Alderman Ricky Hammond and others praised the increased police presence and urged continued enforcement. The board asked staff to follow up with TDOT to request another study or additional measures now that new businesses are open.

No change to signage or traffic-control devices was approved at the meeting; staff and police committed to follow up with TDOT and to provide enforcement data to the board. The transcript does not record specific accident counts or a timeline for any new study request.

The discussion occurred during aldermen reports rather than as a formal agenda item; no formal action or ordinance was proposed or adopted at the meeting.